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Iran

Modern Sovereign Republics

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia bordering Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Iranian Revolution in 1979 overthrew the monarchy, and the Islamic Republic of Iran was established by Ruhollah Khomeini, the country's first supreme leader. Iran's government is a theocratic Islamic republic with ultimate authority vested in the supreme leader, and the country has since been involved in the Iran-Iraq War and continuing regional tensions. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Start Year
1979 1
This entity is the modern Islamic Republic of Iran, founded 1979; the source's own account of a much older, continuous Iranian civilization dating to the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC is genuine but describes earlier, separate polities on the same territory, not this entity's own founding.
Government type (class)
Republic 1
Government type (class)
Theocracy 1
Classification
Status (Extant or Former)
Extant 1
Connections

Associated With

Iran-Iraq War, Events
Additional Source Wikipedia: Iran-Iraq WarLead section (belligerent)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Organizations
The Safavid Period, Eras

Era to a live counterpart from the era end

In Era

The Contemporary Period, Eras
Source Wikipedia: Iran
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Government Type

Republic

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: the government type of this subject.

Theocracy

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: the government type of this subject.

Nationals Include

Abu Dawud al-Sijistani

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Al-Biruni

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

al-Kulayni

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Al-Tirmidhi

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Amir Kulal

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Aturfarnbag-i Farruxzatan

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Bahram ibn Mardanshah

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Bayazid Bistami

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Farid al-Din Attar

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hasan-i Sabbah

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Hasan-i Sabbah (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Qom, Seljuk Empire (present-day Qom, Iran)
Jahangir Oshidri

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Jahangir Oshidri (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Jahangir Oshidri (Persian: [جهانگیر اوشیدری) (1921 – October 22, 2004) was a high-level Mobad (priest or cleric) and a researcher of the Zoroastrians in Iran.
Mulla Husayn

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Omar Khayyam

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ruhollah Khomeini

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ruhollah Khomeini (Wikipedia)
Shaykh al-Tusi

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Shoghi Effendi

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Suhrawardi

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sulaym ibn Qays

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sulaym ibn Qays (Wikipedia)Infobox: death_place
Quote, Infobox: death_place
Now Bandegan, Iran
Táhirih

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Abd al-Razzaq Lahiji

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Abdolkarim Soroush

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Abu al-Abbas al-Lawkari

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Afdal al-Din Kashani

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ahmad Fardid

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Al-Farabi

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source 1001Philosophers: Al-FarabiOpening sentence
Quote, Opening sentence
Al-Farabi (872 – 950) was a Persian philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Islamic Philosophy and Medieval Philosophy.
Al-Ghazali

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Allameh Tabatabai

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Ayn al-Quzat Hamadani

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hadi Sabzavari

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hamid Vahid-Dastjerdi

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hossein Ziai

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Malek Shojaee

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Miskawayh

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Mulla Sadra

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Nasir Khusraw

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Omar Khayyam

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Omid Tofighian

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Shihab al-Din Suhrawardi

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Iran
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The Iranian Revolution in 1979 overthrew the monarchy, and the Islamic Republic of Iran was established by Ruhollah Khomeini, the country's first supreme leader.
  • Iran: Status
    Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west; Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest; the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast; Afghanistan to the east; Pakistan to the southeast; and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
    Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia.
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Wikipedia: Iran-Iraq War
WikipediaAssociated With: Iran-Iraq War, Lead section (belligerent)
Quote, Associated With: Iran-Iraq War, Lead section (belligerent)
Iraq under Saddam Hussein invaded Iran
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